Civil Air Patrol Cadet Chief Master Sergeant Andrea Lyonsford has been Encouraged to cadet second lieutenant and received the overall Billy Mitchell Award Tuesday, April 16.

Lt. Colonel Gerry Baumgartner, Commander of this Colonel Shorty Powers Squadron, presented the award and congratulated Lyonsford for her outstanding success.

Cadet Lyonsforda 15-year-old pupil at Metea Valley High School and associate of this Colonel Shorty Powers Composite Squadron, is focused on service before self, excellence in nature, and professional improvement.

Lyonsford has become part of the Civil Air Patrol because June 2015. She’s served in various places from the squadron for example flight commander and first sergeant. She’s presently that the cadet deputy commander in addition to an Illinois Wing Cadet Advisory Council manhood that gives her the ability to establish leadership skills while guiding commanders on approaches to enhance the cadet plan. She recently attended the Illinois Wing Spring Encampment in Great Lakes Naval Training Center where she’s functioned as a flight commander and are competing at the Great Lakes Region Cadet Competition next month.

Lyonsford can also be actively engaged with her senior high school speech group and is part of Women in Aviation in addition to girlscouts.

After high school, she awakens to become an Air Force pilot.

The General Billy Mitchell Award has been around since 1964. This award honors the late General Billy Mitchell, an aviation leader, urge, and staunch supporter of a different airforce for America.

Cadets that get the General Billy Mitchell Award are Qualified to receive advanced positioning to the caliber of e 3 (Airman First Class) if they opt to enlist in the US Air Force. In addition, they are qualified for advanced credit in AFROTC, many CAP scholarships, and CAP special actions chances.

Colonel Shorty Powers Composite Squadron meets on Tuesdays From 7 to 9 p.m. at Bolingbrook’s Clow airport terminal at the Illinois Aviation Museum.

Take a passion for aviation, fantasy of flightare Contemplating a career within the military? Wish to serve your area and improve your leadership abilities?

Young Ones, ages 12 to 18, adults and parents interested from the Cadet or senior app will be always welcome to stop by the meetings and speak to staff.

Civil Air Patrol, the longtime all-volunteer U.S. Airforce Auxiliary, could be the newest person in the Air Force’s Total Force. Within this role, it works a fleet of 560 air craft, plays roughly 90 per cent of continental U.S. in land search and rescue missions as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center and can be credited with the AFRCC with saving typically 80 resides yearly.

Civil Air Patrol’s 61,000 members also function homeland Security, emergency relief and drug interdiction missions at the petition Of national, local and state bureaus. Additionally, it performs a major Role in aerospace/STEM instruction, and its members serve as teachers to Over 26,000 teenagers engaging in CAP’s Cadet Programs.